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Message:: [QUOTE="saltysam-1, post: 2095983, member: 23368"]Once in a while I like to post something from my casino chip collection. I received this item about 3 days ago. The condition is amazing to me since the casino went out of business 50 years ago. It is also rated somewhat high on the rarity scale. Lastly, it is a Christy Jones style of chip as opposed to a Paulson style chip. Both used the hat and cane imaging in the molding of the chip. Christy's chip used a finely polished cutting tool to engrave their dies and Paulson used acid etching to create theirs. The different methods created a different look to each. This chip appears to have a highly polished inside to the hat and cane making it a Christy Jones product. Acid etching created a flat look inside the hat and cane. This makes identification an easier task for the collector. Christy Jones went out of business in 1965 while Paulson remains in operation until this day. The newness of its appearance may have limited bidding because not everyone would suspect this chip to be very old. I was able to buy it for only 15% of it's collector value. A nice find among the bramble bushes of eBay. :>)[ATTACH=full]393412[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]